Found Some Pictures!

I'm finally getting around to posting Isaac's first birthday pictures! And he's almost 2!!! Thank you, Mark and Nicole, for taking these pictures for us. If it weren't for their help with much of the party, I would have been so exhausted! They pitched in with EVERYTHING and let Carlos and I enjoy the party! What a gift!

Well, we just got a new computer, so I was transferring some files and found some pictures on a memory stick that I forgot that I had saved there! These date from April to July! Pictures from January to March are stuck on our old computer, which is in permanent hibernation because it won't charge. I'll get those off eventually.

In April we had a pretty heavy storm and Isaac was just drawn to a puddle outside our little house! Most of these pictures are of him and Lillie playing in the puddle. Looking back now he looks so small! He's really grown a lot in the last 7 months.

In May there are several fun things.

~Isaac LOVES music and LOVES to dance, so there are some pictures of him dancing with Welita.
~We went to the library, and they have a section of board books with a big wooden train that has a place to sit in it. We'd been there before, but this was the first trip where the train got his attention enough that he actually played in it!

~Then there's the day that Isaac fed a tortilla to his Cookie Monster toy. He was so proud of his humor!

~Isaac also got to see newly hatched baby birds for the first time in May. If I remember right he had a hard time believing me when I told him those were birds! They didn't look like any birds he had ever seen!

~We went to visit my grandmother in May. She was having a really rough spell and was so tired that she slept almost the whole time we were there, but she did wake up to play a little game with Isaac. He would come over and give her his hand, which she grabbed just hard enough that he had to fight to pull it away. When he did get loose, he would laugh and gather his courage to give her his hand again! Unfortunately, our pictures always show AFTER he had gotten his hand loose again! We also got a picture of him in her wheelchair, which is the most fun toy in her possession! I remember playing in MY great-grandmother's wheelchair as a girl, and I know what neat memories that made for me. (I have some pictures of her from this past Sunday and I can't wait to post them because she looks SO good!!!)

~Lastly (in May), we went in search of a park and found one in Plantersville. We had recently been told that kids are born with a long attention span for what interests them, and we saw that in action! You should just see how long this kid can swing!

June is mostly pictures of Isaac starting swimming lessons at the Conroe Aquatic Center. We enjoyed them so much that he took all three summer sessions and the fall session! June was also the month that he turned 18 months old so we went ahead and got another penguin photo shoot. I've updated the penguin page so you can see his growth since birth!

For July the only thing I wanted to point out is that in the pictures where Isaac is actually wearing clothes, he was wearing Daddy's clothes from 30 years ago! I don't remember what music was on, but he started dancing, and in the picture to the left, he's showing off his "snapping" skills! Like I said, he LOVES music, and LOVES to dance! It's just a bit cuter when he has clothes from a different decade!!!

I'll post more old pictures as soon as I can get them off our old computer (or as soon as I find them somewhere else). As for the new ones? I don't know. You see, Isaac just woke up and it's time for breakfast!!!

Photos and a Few Newsworthy Things

Well, I'm going to start with the "newsworthy" items.

First, for those of you who don't yet know, we're expecting baby #2! Our little girl is due January 15, 2010, and will be named Isabel Natalia Munoz. We are quite excited!

Second, we've moved, so if you need our new address, please get in touch with us. We still don't have a home phone, but our cell phone numbers haven't changed.

Now on to the fun stuff . . . pictures! I know there are huge gaps in the pictures I've sent, but I'll try to fill them in eventually. We got a new camera at the beginning of August, so that's where all these pictures came from. Here are some miscellaneous August pictures, including a couple of trips to Meyer Park. Somehow, playground equipment makes a great backdrop for cute pictures, not to mention the natural smiles that go along with it!!! Also in August, my brother Jared married his beautiful bride, Alisha (welcome to the family, Alisha)!!! We also attended Gaby's 3rd birthday party, where Isaac swung at a pinata for the first time.

One of the fun functions of our camera is the ability to take videos. Our last camera didn't allow sound, so this is really fun for me! Here is some of the fun I've had with videos:

Isaac dancing to "Me Neither" on You Tube

Isaac dancing with Aunt Janae to mariachi music and

the Nutria at Meyer Park (disgusting animal!)

I'll work on getting other pictures together . . . I'd love to be caught up by the time Isabel is born! Until then, stay in touch!

More pictures!

Time is just flying! I felt bad that I hadn't sent out pictures last time, and resolved to do better, but I think this is as good as it's going to be for a while. And while I wish I really did send pictures more often, I somehow don't feel so bad. I'm really just enjoying my little baby . . . who, by the way, isn't so very little any more! So here are the pictures from December, January, and February.

In December we had his birthday (those pictures will come later), followed by a "mini surprise party" at Uncle Mark and Aunt Janae's house. It was really cute. They hung ribbon from the ceiling and an 8.5x11 sign on the wall. But you'll see it. We took the last of the first year penguin pictures (but we're thinking we'll do it about every 3 months until he stops changing so much!). Then, of course, there was Christmas! What fun to have a 1-year-old at Christmas! We got to see Carlos's cousins who are currently living in Indonesia. They have a daughter one month older than Isaac, so it was fun to watch them interact!

In January we went to Larissa's birthday party (Larissa is Isaac's 4-year-old cousin). Her birthday party was at 7-Acre-Wood, which is a really great place to have a kid's birthday party! Isaac was too nervous for the pony ride, but really enjoyed seeing (not touching) the animals in the petting zoo, and playing on the playground equipment. This mama didn't know how hard it was going to be to let go of her baby at the top of the slide! He enjoyed it tremendously, though! Other than that, I just took a few opportunities to take snapshots of daily life!

Right now I only have a few February pictures, and they're mainly just Isaac sleeping or playing. He's really getting into books lately. He's enjoyed them before, but he keeps bringing them to me and wanting to read them over and over. Fun stuff! I don't have pictures of this, but we did go to story time at the library once, and he really enjoyed that. He loved watching all the other kids (most of them were a good bit older than him), and one of the older girls told me (more than once) "You have a baby!" She seemed pretty excited to see a new baby in the room!

Isaac is now walking really, really well, and loves to play outside on the slide and swing. He's not sure about the trampoline, yet. Having the floor move under you is pretty intimidating! He loves to watch Lillie jump, though! He's also going through a growth spurt lately, and I can't feed him quite enough! I think he literally eats all day!

Enjoy the pictures! I'll try to post more often, but if you don't hear from me, just know that somewhere, Isaac and his parents are just enjoying each other! LOL!!!

It's been a while . . .

Wow! I didn't realize I hadn't posted since August! I look at how much Isaac has grown in just a few short months and am in disbelief!!! While he is still very much a little baby, he is also growing to be quite the little "man". My, how time flies!


In just a few months' time he has learned to:
~pull himself up to standing
~crawl
~move himself from his belly to sitting
~clap
~say/wave "bye bye" (when he's in the mood!)
~cruise along the furniture
~bite!
~climb stairs
~walk behind push toys
~stand by himself
~take a couple of steps
~say "WOW!" and "Yeah!"
~imitate sounds that others make


He has also:
~outgrown his infant car seat and is now in a "convertible" car seat
~cut five teeth (and is working on another)!
~ridden on a four wheeler with Daddy
~ridden out a hurricane and then evacuated for the sake of air conditioning :o)
~celebrated a Darcy Anne Ramos' 10th "birth day" with her. She is a beautiful little Trisomy 18 baby who went to be with Jesus at just 15 days old. (If you'd like to read about her beautiful story, visit her website: http://www.darcyanne.weebly.com/)
~took pictures in a pumpkin patch (at The Old Time Christmas Tree Farm)
~saw Tio Leo and Tia Julie for the first time since birth!
~attended our church's Reformation Festival
~got his first taste of candy . . . oops! :o)
~voted in a Presidential election . . . or at least went with Mom and Dad to vote!
~watched Nana skydive in honor of her 60th birthday!
~celebrated Mom and Dad's 9th anniversary!
~celebrated Great-Grandmother's 95th birthday!


Life has been full, and Mom and Dad wouldn't trade a minute of it for anything in the world.


On to the pictures. I've divided them up by month just to get them out quickly. In August you'll find more swimming pictures (in Uncle Curtis' and Aunt Julie's canal). In September you'll find Labor Day pool party pictures and Hurricane Ike pictures. In October you'll find pictures in the pumpkin patch, pictures of Tio Leo and Tia Julie's visit, and Reformation Festival pictures. In November you'll find Tio Leo and Tia Julie's baby shower pictures, Nana, Aunt Andy, Uncle James, and Uncle Jesse skydiving, and Great-Grandmother's 95th birthday party.


Eventually I'd like to divide them up better, but that may only happen offline. :o)


I was going to continue to post them on the Picasa site, but ran out of storage. At the same time, Shutterfly started allowing free downloading of pictures. If you'd like the pictures and can't figure out how to download them, please e-mail me and I'll send you the pictures you're after via e-mail.


Enjoy the photos!

Catching Up From the Summer

Now that I'm back to using the computer more, I can finally post all the pictures I've taken!!!

There are a few pictures from late June, a bunch from July, a set from when Popo came to visit, and swimming at Gabi's 2nd birthday party.

At Gabi's birthday party, Aunt Janae had her camera, which also takes short videos, so we also have five video clips. I was so grateful because this was Isaac's first time in a pool. He LOVED it!!!

Swimming video 1
Swimming video 2
Swimming video 3
Swimming video 4
Swimming video 5

Isaac has reached several milestones just recently, too.

~he has started crawling
~he can go from his belly to sitting on his own
~he's pulling up on furniture (sometimes letting go, but not standing)
~he climbed up on a short stool holding onto my hands
~he claps a lot
~he's saying "Da da" and "bye bye"
~and he cut two top teeth!

It's amazing how quickly he is growing and changing!!!

Some Unforgotten Pictures

Our friend, Nicole, has uploaded some pictures for me that I have been forgetting to post. She takes great pictures and will continue to be our photographer of choice. :o)

Here are some pictures from March 29th, when we had a photo shoot in the bluebonnets. They turned out great!!!

And these pictures are from July 11th, when we gave Isaac avocado for the first time (his first solid food). He wasn't so sure about the avocado. The more foods we've given him, the more convinced I am that he decides what he likes based on the texture of the food. I gave him banana chunks today (not mashed), and he liked it . . . but only if he fed himself! Like father, like son!

Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Lazy Summer Days

Since I haven't been online much, I'm behind on posting pictures!




I've updated his penguin page to include a new picture or two. I can't believe how fast he has grown! There are also pictures from Isaac's baby dedication (taken by Shona, from church . . . THANKS!), as well as pictures from late May and early June. There are also pictures from my sister, Julie. These are from my family shower as well as from the week after Isaac's birth.





So . . . what's new? Well, my family is in the habit of having "Mother's Day on Memorial Day," so there are pictures of that. In some of the pictures he's sitting up, but those were mostly lucky shots because he kept falling over. :o) He's sitting up very well on his own now, though.

He also met newborn puppies for the first time. Chopper (Willie and Cheri's dog) had puppies at the very end of May. For the most part, they excite Isaac, but there was one time where the puppies' whining made him nervous. More than anything, he just wants a handful of fur!!! :o)

Tio Leo came to San Antonio for work, see we went on a roadtrip with Welita to visit him. It was great fun and Isaac had his first Riverboat ride. Great memories! It was especially fun to see Leo with Isaac knowing that he and Julie are expecting their first baby in December! We are so excited!!!

Isaac has learned to sit up quite well and is tying to learn to crawl. However, he's also practicing standing as much as we'll let him. If he takes after Daddy, he'll be walking before too long. You can tell that he has places to go, so I won't be surprised at all when he finally takes off.

He also has his first two teeth, and is still teething! The first tooth came in the last Sunday in May and the second came in a week later. We introduced him to avocado this past Friday, and he spit it out, gagged on it, and then asked for more. We got a few pictures of it, so I'll post them eventually.

I've been meaning to mention that if you have ever taken pictures of Isaac that you'd like to share, let me know. I'll work with you on uploading them with mine. I would love it!!!